Is it in accordance with scripture to expect prophets to come in these latter days? Let us search the scriptures and learn what they teach.
GOD'S WORD INDICATES THAT A PROPHET SHOULD COME.
The Bible is a record of God's dealings with His prophets in past ages. It shows that He always raised up such men whenever He intended to perform any special work among mankind. One of the ancient prophets declared:
Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret to his servants the prophets." (Amos 3: 7)
The whole book of divine scripture confirms these words of Amos. Whenever it mentions an important event in the world's history it speaks of a prophet in connection with it.
PROPHETS SENT TO ANNOUNCE ALL IMPORTANT EVENTS
Before destroying the earth with a flood the Lord sent Noah to cry repentance unto the people, that they might escape destruction if they would obey him. In all following ages of which the Bible speaks to the Lord sent prophets to warn the people before He brought destruction upon them. The Savior says,
But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." (Matthew 24: 37).
This being true we are to expect that some prophet will be sent to warn the world of the destruction of the wicked. That the wicked will be destroyed at that time is evident. St. Paul says that when the Savior comes He will take "vengeance upon them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ." (II Thessalonians 1:8).